The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-24

then went to the Prohibition party, but
the Prohibition Party, he said, he found
was narrow gauge. Now he wished
to say to this convention, that
if they would put Prohibition in
this platform then would win. If not
they would be gone up. He then went
on TO prove it by saying that the z ,O00,-
600 farmers and the 5000 600 church
members who want prohibition will
say In this new platform the doctrine
that stthe open saloon must 60"
he wanted the party to do more
than the Prohibition party and
do something that would take the wind
out of the sails of the Prohibition party.
His address was frequently and heart
lily applauded.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.-The chair
called about half of the delegates to
the Industrial conference to order at
10 O'Clock this morning, the other half
being either busy at committee work
or disinclined to early work. The
committee on credentials made final
report.
On motion of Mrs. Severance of Wis
consin, the rules were suspended and
Croker of Kansas was permitted to
explain the Oklahoma movement and
present preamble and resolution in
/
ceeded to read preamble, reciting the
action of congress with reference to
the acquiring of that ground by rail-
road company. and its subsequent for
fixture, and declaring that this land is
now in the possession of a vast cattle
syndicate by the undue cOuntenance Of
the United States courts, army and
other officers. and closed by resOlu-
ton severely cenSuring the action of
tho a1f lot 40
handing the passage of the pending
Oklahoma bills and if this congress
does not pass the bill then requesting
the president to convene the next con-
gress in extra session to pass the BILL
CrOcker then, in an impaSSioned man
ner. went on to speak of the wrongs
of the Oklahoma colOnists. His point
was that railroad corporations and
Il cattle syndicate were holding
power of a military mob. He would
not call it an army, it was military
mob. He pictured the peaceful pur-
poses of settlers anxious to get homes
and the gross OutragcsS inflicted upon
them, i'll one case resulting in the
death of the wife of one of these men
seeking a home. lie closed with the
hope that his resolution as presented
for action would be adopted without a
dissenting vote.
b. S. Taylor of Pennsylvania, deliv-
the country for creating such a vile
congress as supports this Oklahoma
crime. Why" said he, lyon send
only the offscourings of society to con-
gress. | know that for / have been
there myself. great laughterl He
wanted to condemn congress, but to
censure the people more for sending
such congress to Washington"
Moses Smith of Indiana, by consent,
took five minutes to censure the Okla
homa resolution, which he declared to
convention was broader and he pro-
tested against frittering away time on
small issues.
Under the rules, the resolution went
to the committee, but Ridgely of Kan
saS moved to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution, but upon vigorous
protests withdrew the motion.
The committee on resolutions not
being ready to report, G. I. Jones of
He said the main question for the
country was to get rid of the public
and corporate Indebtedness of this
country. He supported the PROPOSE
ton, but wanted facts to show that the
government burden of the people
was caused by interest-bearing debt.
The remedy proposed was by law to
reduce and remove that debt. This
included the graduated income tax
and lending of money by the govern
ment to states. states to lend to cOun-
ties and counties to smaller municipal
ties. The government to lend at l,
states at and counties at per cent.
Mrs. Severance, of Milwaukee, by
request, addressed the convention.
In her view the present condition
i'll this country produced two classes
the mOneyed class and wages slaves.
She prOphesied shortly the further
slavery of the denial of free speech.
unless the power of the great king
monopoly was curtailed. Our govern
ment now, she declared, was one OF
money, by money and for money.
Jesse Harper of Illinois made
ringing characteristic speech.
the chief burden being the wrong
caused by the watered stock of rail-
roads and telegraph mOn0polies. He
| declared that the coming child of fame
would swear by all the gods that there
should be no freight or passenger rates
| on watered stock.
The convention at II o'clock ad
journed until = p. IN.